While not technically the host team, Ivory Coast represents Africa’s best hope to advance. Led by fiery-tempered Didier Dogba — “One of the bet strikers in the world,” says Forrest — and a supporting cast including Chelsea teammmate Salomon Kalou and Barcelona’s Yaya Toure, Ivory Coast could be this year’s dark horse contender. But with Brazil the odds-on Group G favourite, Ivory Coast must upset Portugal in its opening match to create any chance of surprise.
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While not technically the host team, Ivory Coast represents Africa’s best hope to advance. Led by fiery-tempered Didier Dogba — “One of the bet strikers in the world,” says Forrest — and a supporting cast including Chelsea teammmate Salomon Kalou and Barcelona’s Yaya Toure, Ivory Coast could be this year’s dark horse contender. But with Brazil the odds-on Group G favourite, Ivory Coast must upset Portugal in its opening match to create any chance of surprise.
These are some interesting numbers relating to the FIFA World Cup.
- 7 nations have won the World Cup since it was first contested, in 1930.
- 715.1 is the estimated number of people, in millions, who watched the 2006 final between Italy and France. This was more than the total viewership of this year’s Superbowl and Men’s Olympic gold medal game plus the 2009 Stanley Cup final game…. COMBINED!
- 5 is the number of times Brazil has won the World Cup, most recently in 2002
- 15, the number of goals Brazil’s Ronaldo has scored in World Cup action, making him the all-time leader in World Cup scoring
- 27 is the number of goals Hungary scored during the 1954 World Cup, the highest total in tournament history.
- 199,854 The highest attendance for a World Cup clas, between Uruguay and Brazil, in 1950.
- 41 the days remaining until the 2010 FIFA World Cup: South Africa matches begin.
- 1 the number of sites that will allow you to seamlessly watch fifa online for free, streamed live! Which one is that? Watch-FIFA-Online.com
